tryingnewstyle: I second that. Why a south park game? Why not alpha protocol 2? A brand new IP? Who´s publishing this? Oh, and I'm almost 100% this game will be steamworks on the pc.
elisstar: Probably because Alpha Protocol was a criticial failure and didn't live up to it's potential, even though some people, like myself, enjoy it. From a business perspective, it would be hard to get fund for a sequel to a game that sold so poorly.
When they announced a South Park RPG, I had the same WTF reaction, but now I say, go for it, Obsidian. Do it right. I'm not a huge fan of the show, but I might still buy the game if they can pull it off. I love that it will be turn-based.
Plus, it's rumored that they may be working on a Wheel of Time RPG, right?
I believe Sega owns the Alpha Protocol name and they seemed to screw Obsidian almost as hard as Lucasarts did. I would prefer a new IP, I remember that Black Isles had a game planned that took place in an exotic fantasy world that was similar to planescape but different enough before they went belly up and I really wish it was made, I didn't care about Fallout: Random President's name project.
as for Southpark, I'm hoping it's the game where Obsidian pulls it together but I'm not the most optimistic. Turnbased combat is going to have timed button presses, my experience with that mechanic is that it's a crutch for a shallow combat system and deep combat systems tend to be better when not having them.
I have a feeling that they probably won't find a publisher for Wheel of Time. The series hasn't fared well since the death of the Author and I really think it doesn't have the popularity to make a viable video game anymore. I heard plans to have it brought back and Written by Robert Jorden's Wife, but I think it would be lucky to even come close to the success of the Dune Reboot, which a common feeling is that it's a poor shadow of what it once was.